MPT Practice Set 17 – 20 Original MCQs with Explained Answers

ByArsalan Khan

This is MPT Practice Set 17 — 20 original MCQs across the five MPT sections: English, Islamiat, Urdu, General Ability, and General Knowledge. Attempt all 20 in 25 minutes without looking at the answers, then check the explained answers and review your weak section. These are original practice questions, not copied from FPSC papers or competitor question banks, and this site is not affiliated with FPSC. Scoring: 18–20 = strong. 15–17 = good. 12–14 = fair, revise the sections you missed. Below 12 = study the weak-section review, then re-attempt in 2 days.

Section A — English (Q1–Q4)

Q1. Choose the synonym of BRAVE. A) Coward B) Courageous C) Weak D) Shy
Q2. Choose the antonym of RICH. A) Wealthy B) Poor C) Happy D) Strong
Q3. Choose the correctly spelt word. A) Beautiful B) Beautifull C) Biutiful D) Beautifel
Q4. The idiom “to bite the dust” means: A) To eat dust B) To be defeated C) To clean dust D) To fall asleep

Section B — Islamiat (Q5–Q8)

Q5. Who was the third Caliph of Islam? A) Hazrat Abu Bakr (RA) B) Hazrat Umar (RA) C) Hazrat Uthman (RA) D) Hazrat Ali (RA)
Q6. Which Surah is the longest Surah of the Holy Quran? A) Al-Fatiha B) Al-Baqarah C) Yasin D) Al-Kawthar
Q7. Which Surah is called the “Heart of the Quran”? A) Al-Fatiha B) Al-Baqarah C) Yasin D) Al-Ikhlas
Q8. In which month was the Holy Quran first revealed? A) Muharram B) Rajab C) Ramadan D) Shawwal

Section C — Urdu (Q9–Q12)

Q9. “Shahnameh-e-Islam” is the famous work of: A) Iqbal B) Hali C) Ghalib D) Zauq
Q10. “Diwan-e-Ghalib” is the famous work of: A) Zauq B) Ghalib C) Hali D) Iqbal
Q11. Zauq was the court poet of which Mughal emperor? A) Akbar B) Shah Jahan C) Aurangzeb D) Bahadur Shah Zafar
Q12. “Anar Kali” is the famous drama of: A) Imtiaz Ali Taj B) Manto C) Ashfaq Ahmed D) Bano Qudsia

Section D — General Ability (Q13–Q16)

Q13. If 5 kg of rice cost Rs 500, what is the cost of 1 kg (same price)? A) Rs 50 B) Rs 100 C) Rs 150 D) Rs 250
Q14. Next number in the series: 3, 6, 9, 12, ? A) 13 B) 14 C) 15 D) 18
Q15. What is 50% of 200? A) 50 B) 100 C) 150 D) 200
Q16. If 2x + 4 = 10, what is x? A) 2 B) 3 C) 4 D) 6

Section E — General Knowledge (Q17–Q20)

Q17. What is the currency of Japan? A) Yuan B) Won C) Yen D) Ringgit
Q18. What is the currency of China? A) Yen B) Won C) Yuan D) Rupee
Q19. Which is the smallest continent in the world? A) Europe B) Australia C) Antarctica D) Africa
Q20. Which is the deepest ocean in the world? A) Atlantic B) Indian C) Arctic D) Pacific

Answer Key + Explained Answers

Q1 – B) Courageous. “Brave” means courageous. “Coward” is an antonym; “Weak / Shy” are not synonyms.
Q2 – B) Poor. “Rich” means wealthy. Its antonym is “Poor”. “Wealthy” is a synonym; “Happy / Strong” are unrelated.
Q3 – A) Beautiful. Correct spelling: B-E-A-U-T-I-F-U-L. “Beautifull” adds L; “Biutiful” uses I; “Beautifel” uses E.
Q4 – B) To be defeated. “To bite the dust” means to be defeated (or to fall in defeat). It is not about eating or cleaning dust.
Q5 – C) Hazrat Uthman (RA). Hazrat Uthman Ghani (RA) was the third Caliph (23–35 AH). Abu Bakr was first, Umar second, Ali fourth.
Q6 – B) Al-Baqarah. Al-Baqarah (Surah 2, 286 verses) is the longest Surah. Al-Fatiha has 7 verses, Yasin has 83, Al-Kawthar has 3.
Q7 – C) Yasin. Surah Yasin (Surah 36) is called the “Heart of the Quran” (Qalb-ul-Quran), as reported in hadith literature. Al-Fatiha is the opening, Al-Baqarah is the longest, Al-Ikhlas is about Tawheed.
Q8 – C) Ramadan. The Holy Quran was first revealed in Ramadan (Laylat-ul-Qadr, Night of Decree), as stated in the Quran (Surah Al-Qadr, Surah Al-Baqarah 2:185). Muharram, Rajab, and Shawwal are other Islamic months.
Q9 – B) Hali. “Shahnameh-e-Islam” (also called Musaddas-e-Hali) is Altaf Hussain Hali’s work. Iqbal wrote Bang-e-Dra, Ghalib wrote Diwan-e-Ghalib, Zauq wrote Diwan-e-Zauq.
Q10 – B) Ghalib. “Diwan-e-Ghalib” is Mirza Ghalib’s collection of ghazals. Zauq wrote Diwan-e-Zauq, Hali wrote Musaddas, Iqbal wrote Bang-e-Dra.
Q11 – D) Bahadur Shah Zafar. Zauq (Ibrahim Zauq) was the court poet (Ustad) of Bahadur Shah Zafar, the last Mughal emperor. Akbar, Shah Jahan, and Aurangzeb ruled earlier.
Q12 – A) Imtiaz Ali Taj. “Anar Kali” is Imtiaz Ali Taj’s famous Urdu drama (1922). Manto wrote Toba Tek Singh, Ashfaq Ahmed wrote Zavia, Bano Qudsia wrote Raja Gidh.
Q13 – B) Rs 100. One kg = 500 ÷ 5 = Rs 100.
Q14 – C) 15. Each term adds 3: 3 + 3 = 6, 6 + 3 = 9, 9 + 3 = 12, 12 + 3 = 15. (13, 14, 18 are not +3.)
Q15 – B) 100. 50% of 200 = 0.50 × 200 = 100.
Q16 – B) 3. 2x + 4 = 10 → 2x = 6 → x = 3.
Q17 – C) Yen. Yen is the currency of Japan. Yuan = China, Won = Korea, Ringgit = Malaysia.
Q18 – C) Yuan. Yuan (Renminbi) is the currency of China. Yen = Japan, Won = Korea, Rupee = Pakistan / India / others.
Q19 – B) Australia. Australia (about 7.7 million sq km) is the smallest continent. Europe is larger (about 10.2 million), Antarctica about 14 million, Africa about 30 million.
Q20 – D) Pacific. The Pacific Ocean is the deepest (Mariana Trench, about 11,000 m). Atlantic, Indian, and Arctic are shallower.

Weak-Section Review

Which section did you score lowest in? Write the 3 questions you missed, the correct answers, and one line for each explaining why. English: revise synonyms (brave = courageous), antonyms (rich = poor), spelling (beautiful), idioms (bite the dust = defeated). Islamiat: revise Khulafa (Uthman third), longest Surah (Al-Baqarah), Heart of Quran (Yasin), first revelation (Ramadan). Urdu: revise works (Shahnameh-e-Islam Hali, Diwan-e-Ghalib Ghalib, Zauq court poet of Bahadur Shah Zafar, Anar Kali Imtiaz Ali Taj). General Ability: practise unitary method, +3 series, percentages, algebra. GK: memorise currencies (Yen Japan, Yuan China), continents (Australia smallest), oceans (Pacific deepest). Re-attempt this set in 2 days.

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